How to turn handwritten recipes into tea towels. Spoonflower’s linen-cotton canvas is the perfect fabric for dish towels. Linen is known for it’s super absorbent qualities, and with a 54” wide printable area, they are perfectly sized to fit a set of four dish towels on to one yard. I began by taking photos of each recipe page, saving them to my computer and opening them in Picasa.

Turn handwritten recipes to kitchen towels ... also a great gift idea!

Wow! Turn handwritten recipes (your mom's handwriting? your grandma's?) into tea towels for your kitchen! WHAT A GREAT GIFT IDEA! I'd love to do this for my Mom with my Grandma's old recipes!

Glue a magnet to the bottom of the hammer so you don't have to hold nails in your mouth while hanging pictures. Great idea! #DIY #home_repair

Dream a Little Bigger - Dream a Little Bigger Craft Blog - Tool Tips for Crafty Chicks....glue a magnet to the end of your hammer to hold nails while hanging pics so you don't have to juggle them in your mouth.

Painting furniture with no sanding, some short cut tips IMG_3997 I've done a few other furniture painting tutorials (you can find them on my side bar, along with a lot of other how-tos), but those were mostly whites, creams, grays. Not everyone lives with "low color" like I do, a lot of people like some flash. I know my family does, they all think my neutrals are boring. So when I paint something for them, its usually bright and cheerful. So, I thought I'd give you some tips for using deeper colors. IMG_3860 Our Hippy Chick was given this two piece set by her dad, it used to be his mom's. It looks okay as is, but dull for a fairy's bedroom, and this was meant to go in Sugarwing's room at her mommy's house. Its been painted a number of times, looks to me, like the latest was a 1960s antiquing technique. When I don't know who painted a piece or what they used on it, I always coat it with a BONDING primer, so my own paint will have good adhesion. If I painted it myself and know that it was latex with no poly top coat, I skip the primer and just paint it as is. But since so many things I paint are garage sale or flea market pieces, I have no idea who used what on it and I use primer in case. IMG_3987 Over the years, I've tried many of the brands of primers. Currently this is my favorite water clean up one. There are gobs of primers out there, be sure that you are using a Bonding primer, that says it will stick to glossy surfaces, do NOT use dry wall primer, that is a completely different thing. Kilz will not work unless you also sand. I NEVER ever sand or strip the piece before I paint it. Life is too short! Now, if you are painting something really tough, like laminate or a high gloss laquer, maybe a quick sanding wouldn't hurt, just to give it some tooth. But for most furniture, a bonding primer will be just fine with no sanding at all, as long as the piece is clean. For darker or deeper colors, use a gray undercoat to prime with. The white one is too glaring and will take more coats to cover it. IMG_3988 Speaking of coats, use good paint. Wall-mart paint is cheaper, but you use more because you are going to use more coats. More time, more work, more paint. A quality paint saves you quite a bit. This Behr is my fave, it comes in many colors and usually only takes one coat. For this, I let Sugarwings pick out the color herself. Its a Disney shade that is carried by Home Depot. I chose Satin finish, that should hold up to little fingers and heavy use with no top coat. This is a good paint that will last.

"READ THIS BEFORE PAINTING ANYTHING!!!! How to paint over glossy furniture WITHOUT SANDING! Excellent, detailed instructions on WHICH PRIMER to use, which PAINT to use & other IMPORTANT TIPS & INSTRUCTIONS!" #furniture #painting

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Wine cork place card holder

Cute idea for dinner party! Cork Place Card Holder~

If you're new to painting, I would HIGHLY recommend visiting All Things Thrifty and read her post Painting Furniture 101. This is where I started and I am sooo thankful for this post to set me in the right direction. Check out her piano transformation here! it is TO DIE FOR!

How to spray paint furniture, I would HIGHLY recommend visiting All Things Thrifty and read her post Painting Furniture 101. This is where I started and I am sooo thankful for this post to set me in the right direction. Check out her piano transformation here! it is TO DIE FOR!

saved for the black empty frames. If you're new to painting, I would HIGHLY recommend visiting All Things Thrifty and read her post Painting Furniture 101. This is where I started and I am sooo thankful for this post to set me in the right direction. Check out her piano transformation here! it is TO DIE FOR!

Neat nursery idea for a changing table! another pinner said....If you're new to painting, I would HIGHLY recommend visiting All Things Thrifty and read her post Painting Furniture 101. This is where I started and I am sooo thankful for this post to set me in the right direction. Check out her piano transformation here! it is TO DIE FOR!

Dresser Makeover. Love the dresser. Hate the empty frames.

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Who knew?? Oatmeal mixed with a little water can make a mask to calm inflamed skin! Lots of interesting home remedies!

Home remedies. Not al of these work. But it's still a good idea. The dawn dish soap does work you jut have to do it outside because the fleas will jump out of the tub and burry up in carpets and baseboards.

3 Creative Storage Solutions for the Family Room - Home Stories A to Z

3 Creative Storage Solutions for the Living Room

Great tips on how to keep the family room clutter free.

Organizing rooms to minimize clutter and providing storage for toys & games can be challenging. Here are some nice ideas utilizing bookshelves, storage bins and a clever bench/storage bin combo built in next to the fireplace. Takes normally wasted space and gives it purpose:)

Seriously?! -- Vinegar works as a wood stain when you add a metal object in the mix and let it sit in a glass container for a week. A handful of pennies will produce a beautiful pale Caribbean blue stain. A wad of steel wool will give you a rich reddish hue. A combination of tea and a metal object in vinegar will produce a black stain. Log this away for later.

Natural Non-Toxic Wood Stain Vinegar works as a wood stain when you add a metal object in the mix and let it sit in a glass container for a week. A handful of pennies will produce a beautiful pale Caribbean blue stain. A wad of steel wool will give you a rich reddish hue. A combination of tea and a metal object in vinegar will produce a black stain.